Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is expected to be sworn in on Sunday after a victory in a one-candidate election boycotted by the opposition.
Many Zimbabweans defaced their ballots in a presidential run-off with President Robert Mugabe as the sole candidate, and voted only out of fear.
Votes were being counted on Saturday in Zimbabwe’s single candidate election and state media predicted a victory for President Robert Mugabe.
The young man who gave his name only as Wilson wanted just one thing from Friday’s election in Zimbabwe: the indelible red ink on his little finger.
Widespread voter intimidation marked Zimbabwe’s one-candidate presidential run-off on Friday.
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe voted at a polling station in his old neighbourhood in Harare on Friday in a poll in which he is the sole candidate.
Zimbabweans began voting in a one-sided run-off on Friday after President Robert Mugabe defied condemnation and calls to postpone the election.
There’s only one reason Robert Mugabe is going to win the election if you believe the state-run press: the people have finally come to their senses.
Friday’s one-candidate run-off is already a footnote, with the world looking beyond the charade to how Zimbabwe can be pushed toward real democracy.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Thursday rejected calls to postpone a presidential election on Friday, saying there could be no interference.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says the African Union, backed by the United Nations, should lead a transitional process in the country.
President Robert Mugabe has ”declared war” in Zimbabwe, said opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday from inside the Dutch embassy in Harare.
Leaders will hold an meeting in Swaziland on Wednesday to discuss the crisis in Zimbabwe but key negotiator President Thabo Mbeki will not attend.
Anglo American is to make what is believed to be the largest foreign investment in Zimbabwe when it invests -million to build a platinum mine.
Southern African leaders will hold an emergency meeting in Swaziland’s capital, Mbabane, on Wednesday to discuss the crisis in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Tuesday defied mounting pressure to call off Friday’s vote, saying he had a legal obligation to go ahead.
The African Union (AU) on Monday joined a chorus of concern and dismay over the withdrawal of Zimbabwe’s opposition from a presidential run-off.
Zanu-PF rose to the top after Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980 by being more centralised, conspiratorial and ruthless than all its rivals.
Zimbabwe’s crisis will now move to the UN Security Council, as the international community mulls fresh sanctions against Robert Mugabe’s government.
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday prepared to announce he was quitting a run-off presidential election, a party source said.
A South African mediation team was in Zimbabwe on Saturday as part of efforts to resolve the country’s political crisis.
In certain areas you cannot buy foodstuffs or basic essentials without a note from a headman or so-called war veterans authorising the purchase.
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille has argued against a government of national unity in Zimbabwe, saying it will allow Mugabe to stay in power.
Patrick Phiri describes his five-hour wait in line for a bag of mealie-meal in Harare.
Zimbabwe’s neighbours closed ranks against Robert Mugabe on Thursday as violence against opposition supporters intensified and spread to new areas.
Zimbabwe’s run-off presidential election on June 27 is very unlikely to be free and fair, a group of Southern African ministers said on Thursday.
SA President Thabo Mbeki has urged Zimbabwe’s leader Robert Mugabe to cancel next week’s presidential vote and negotiate a deal with the opposition.
Jacob Zuma said he did not expect a free election run-off in Zimbabwe ahead of a meeting between President Thabo Mbeki and Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe.
The soldiers and ruling party militiamen herded the people of Rusape to a field at the back of the local sports club and made their point clear.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has accused foreign aid agencies of using food as a weapon to try to remove him from power.
Andrew Makoni wants change in Zimbabwe. But he won’t be there to vote for it. Instead, the human rights lawyer will be in neighbouring South Africa.
A defiant President Robert Mugabe on Saturday vowed he would ”go to war” if he lost the presidential run-off due to take place in less than two weeks.